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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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